Dagmar Dolby
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Dagmar Dolby is a philanthropist and widow of audio technology pioneer Ray Dolby, known for her significant charitable contributions, particularly in medical research and mental health.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dagmar Dolby canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T93347 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dagmar Dolby Context triple: [Ray Dolby, spouse, Dagmar Dolby]
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A.
Maxine Singer
Maxine Singer is an American molecular biologist renowned for her pioneering work in genetics and for her leadership in shaping ethical guidelines for recombinant DNA research.
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B.
Melba Phillips
Melba Phillips was an influential American physicist and educator known for her work in theoretical physics and for coauthoring the Oppenheimer–Phillips process in nuclear physics.
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C.
Lucille Sheardown
Lucille Sheardown was one of the later wives of American inventor Lee de Forest, associated with his personal life rather than his pioneering work in radio and electronics.
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D.
Irin Carmon
Irin Carmon is a journalist and author best known for co-writing the biography "Notorious RBG" about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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E.
Sally Kornbluth
Sally Kornbluth is an American cell biologist and academic leader who became the 18th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dagmar Dolby Target entity description: Dagmar Dolby is a philanthropist and widow of audio technology pioneer Ray Dolby, known for her significant charitable contributions, particularly in medical research and mental health.
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A.
Maxine Singer
Maxine Singer is an American molecular biologist renowned for her pioneering work in genetics and for her leadership in shaping ethical guidelines for recombinant DNA research.
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B.
Melba Phillips
Melba Phillips was an influential American physicist and educator known for her work in theoretical physics and for coauthoring the Oppenheimer–Phillips process in nuclear physics.
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C.
Katherine Oppenheimer
Katherine Oppenheimer was an American biologist and former Communist Party member best known as the politically controversial wife of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer during the Manhattan Project era.
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D.
Lucille Sheardown
Lucille Sheardown was one of the later wives of American inventor Lee de Forest, associated with his personal life rather than his pioneering work in radio and electronics.
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E.
Irin Carmon
Irin Carmon is a journalist and author best known for co-writing the biography "Notorious RBG" about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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philanthropist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dolby Laboratories
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Ray Dolby legacy initiatives ⓘ |
| causeSupported |
brain health
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education ⓘ medical research ⓘ mental health ⓘ neuroscience ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName |
Dolby Laboratories
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surface form:
Dolby
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| fieldOfActivity |
medical research philanthropy
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mental health philanthropy ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Dagmar ⓘ |
| hasChild |
David Dolby
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Tom Dolby ⓘ |
| hasRole |
benefactor of research institutions
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donor to mental health organizations ⓘ |
| industry | philanthropy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
large-scale charitable contributions
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support for brain health initiatives ⓘ support for neuroscience research ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | widow ⓘ |
| memberOf | Dolby family ⓘ |
| notableFor |
charitable giving
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philanthropy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
major donations to medical research institutions
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major donations to mental health initiatives ⓘ |
| occupation | philanthropist ⓘ |
| philanthropicFocus |
education and research institutions
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medical research ⓘ mental health ⓘ neuroscience ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| residence | San Francisco ⓘ |
| socialStatus | billionaire philanthropist ⓘ |
| spouseOf |
Dagmar Dolby
self-linksurface differs
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Ray Dolby ⓘ Ray Dolby ⓘ
surface form:
audio technology pioneer Ray Dolby
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| wealthOrigin | Dolby Laboratories stake ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dagmar Dolby Description of subject: Dagmar Dolby is a philanthropist and widow of audio technology pioneer Ray Dolby, known for her significant charitable contributions, particularly in medical research and mental health.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ray Dolby